greenbaum received his jd from the university of california los angeles school of law and his undergraduate degree from the university of california at berkeley. mr. greenbaum, you are recognized for five minutes. >> chair across, ranking member and members of the subcommittee -- chair ross, ranking member, members of the subcommittee, as we address the issue of whether and how to respond to the supreme court decision of shelby county v holder, which immobilized the preclearance provision of section 5 of the voting rights act by finding the under lining coverage act unconstitutional, in my view congress needs to respond to the shelby county decision in a kin to the bill passed by the house last session. the john lewis advanced rights voting act. i come from this working 24 years on the voting rights issues. the shelby county decision -- the records have been substantial and my testimony provides the opportunity to introduce these contributions into the legislative record. these established the following. first, the effectiveness and efficiency of section 5 at preventing discrimination. seco

from university of california los angeles school of law and his undergraduate degree from the university of california at berkeley. mr. greenbaum, you are recognized for five minutes. thank you for the opportunity to testify. as the judiciary addresses the issue of whether and how to respond to the supreme court decision in shelby versus older which mobilized preclearance provision for section 5 of the voting rights act and its underlying coverage formula unconstitutional. in my view congress needs to respond to the shelby county decision in a manner can to the bill passed by the house last session, the john lewis voting rights advancement act . i come to this conclusion based on 24 years of working on voting rights issues nationally at the us department of justice and the lawyers committee for civil rights. the shelby county decision the lawyers communities on contribution have been substantial and my testimony today provides an opportunity to introduce these contributions into the legislative record . these documents establish the following. first, the effectiveness and efficiency of s

richard, where it says a professor aerospace engineering at the university of california, los angeles, and directed plasma and space propulsion live. he's joining us from los angeles. thanks for your time with us. how big a deal is this? it's not really a big deal from the fence of aerospace technologies or, or launch vehicles. this is really about just commercial space space flight for, for wealthy people that would like to to launch into say it's really a high altitude. you're not launching into orbit. so it's not really a big deal because you're really just launching too high altitude and then coming back to earth. right. only understand that laser won't be in space for that long, just about 11 minutes. so is that what you're referring to? yeah, yeah. so i hope he'll be just in space for 11 minutes, basically is going to up to about 100 kilometers hill and then he'll just come back down. right. gravity pull instead of it to go to orbit takes about 10 times the rocket. so to go into orbit, you would need to go something like 27000 kilometers per hour in the direction perpendicular t

university school of law where she was also a full professor of law. ms. nelson received a j.d. from the university of california los angeles school of law where she served as articles editor of the ucla law review. she received her b.a. from new york university. upon graduating from law school she clerked for the honorable theodore mcmillian on the united states court of appeals for the eighth circuit, and the honorable david corr on the united states district court for the northern district of illinois. ms. nelson, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. good morning, chairwoman ross, chairman nadler, and ranking member fischbach, and members of the committee. my name is janai nelson and i am associate director at the naacp legal defense fund and education fund. since our founding in 1940 by thurgood marshall ldf has led the fight to secure, protect, and advance the rights of black voters. despite the guarantees of the 14th and 15th amendments, the voting rights act, and other federal statutes, racial discrimination and targeted suppression of the black vote persists. in the years since the infamous 2013 suprem

yolanda copeland-morgan is the vice provost of enrollment management at the university of california los angeles. she oversees the university's offices of undergraduate admissions, financial aid, and scholarships, partnerships, and community engagement, and the early academic outreach program. welcome. thank you for joining us today. i'm going to turn it over to my colleague, senator cassidy, will introduce reynold verret. sen. cassidy: it is my pleasure to introduce a man i consider my friend, the sixth president of louisiana's xavier university, an historically black university in new orleans. dr. very has been a leader throughout the pandemic, pioneering the way to reopen schools and university safely, providing students the opportunities needed. xavier continues to be a top feeder school in the nation, producing african-american physicians. he has increased xavier's freshmen enrollment by 21% and improved retention by -- he is an accomplished immunologist, participated in covid-19 vaccine trials, and has been an advocate for vaccination of all. since the start of the pandemic dr. reynold ver

witnesses yolanda copeland morgan is the vice provost of enrollment management at the university of california los angeles. she oversees the offices of a graduate of undergraduate admissions, financial aid and scholarships, strategic partnerships and community engagements. in the early academic outreach program, welcome thank you for joining us today. with that in their turn over to my colleague senator cassidy who will introduce. >> thinking that interprets my pleasure to introduce amanda considers my friend the sixth president of louisiana's university and historically black college and university in new orleans. he is a leader he's been a leader throughout the pandemic, pioneering the way to reopening schools and universities safely, providing students the opportunity to learn and away best suited to needs and circumstances. under his leadership they continue to be a top school in the nation producing african-american physicians. he has increased xavier's freshman aroma by 21%. improved retention rates by 3%. he's an accomplished biochemist of coveting vaccine trials and has been an advocate for vaccin

barito is professor at the university of california at los angeles and founder of the research center, latino policy and politics initiative. his research examines the political participation of racial and ethnic minorities in the united states, and his work has been published in numerous leading scholarly journals. in addition to his research on latino voting patterns, dr. barito has conducted extensive research on voting rights. he's been an expert witness in numerous voting rights lawsuits. organization. she is a a widely respected authority on voting rights. she is one of the key leaders in the campaigns to reauthorize the voting rights act of 2006, and i've been in congress long enough to remember and to participate in that. she was a key leader in the campaign to reauthorize vra in 2006. and i might say to my republican friends, it was mr. sensenbrenner, you know that i -- very well it was mr. , sensenbrenner and president bush and others who embraced the 2006 reauthorization. so that, too, was bipartisan. also, the supreme court's decision in shelby county versus holder, she wa

i'm joined now by dov waxman — professor of israel studies at the university of california in los angeleslso got a new head of state today with with almost without anyone noticing because of the political drama. another politician who in his time has crossed swords with netanyahu. is this just a day that was always going to come one day that you have run out of people, allies, because gradually come if you been in office long enough you've kinda fallen out with most people. estimate think i'm a really, netanyahu brought this upon himself. he made so many promises to so many people over so many years and broken those promises that he really wasn't left with many allies any more, anybody who is likely to believe him. he tried to appeal to all of these party leaders desperately in recent weeks and offering them rotation on the premiership, his promises have fallen on deaf ears because everybody saw how he treated his previous partner and nobody is willing to trust him this time around. . . . willing to trust him this time around. ., .,, ,., .., willing to trust him this time around. ., ., ,

he is graduating from california state university los angeles with a bachelor of science in pan african studies. he writes, directs, and performs music. send your grad's photo to 2021grads@cbs.com or tag kpix. no professional photos please. include their name, city, a little bit about them. >>> helping the helpers. how this bay area woman and her dog are providing relief to first responders when they need >>> from a devastating wildfire to a bad car accident, first responders can encounter traumatic emergencies on the job. that's where a north bay woman and her friend come in. we are introduced to this week's bay area jefferson award winner. >> it's a great relief. >> reporter: smiles abound when she makes her rounds. the 3-year-old california officer visits. >> she always brightens everyone's day. >> we get to as many places as we can. >> reporter: for two years, heidi has brought her to police and fire station, fire base plants and other places to help alleviate stress and trauma first responders experience on the job. >> if we have a rough day going in, we see her and she's wagging h

university of southern california. he joins with the last guy from los angeles job. so this is the 1st time in recent history. an arab israeli party has supported a coalition government. how significant is this and good. this may seem perhaps, as a political experiment in israel when i think it is hugely significant, not since the been government of the 990 has really got the dependent upon the support of pocky. and in this case, not a talked in our talk to you about a new missed our party. so i think it's a huge moment. can israeli politics legitimizing the participation of our political parties in israeli government and for making the wider our community team is busy, legitimate plan and it's rating politics. this is something that should have been done long ago, but i think it's one of the most significant accomplishments of this coalition. yeah, job and that's an interesting point you make because the arab, this policy is supporting the coalition comes against the backdrop of the recent ethnic violence. we saw between arabs and jews in israel during the last garza war . what could this mean then if our ba

congrats in order this morning, graduating from california state university in los angeles with a bachelor oftudies. he is aspiring music artist, writes, directs, performs music. congratulations. send your photo to 2021gradsatcbs.com or tag kpix on social media. no professional photos please. include their name, city, a little bit about them. >>> heads up for coffee drinkers, starbucks putting hold on 25 menu items and ingredients because of shortages. it will last until supply chain issues are solved but specific items will vary by market and store including things like hazel nut syrup, taufy nut syrup, thai tea bags, ice cream tea. >>> keep it open or closed? now is your chance to weigh in. what's expected today on the meeting for the highway, straight ahead. >> reporter: changes to workplace mask requirements. i am justin andrews. what you need to know before you go into the office next week. >>> good morning. president biden meeting face to face with world leaders for the first time since taking office. jen psaki will join us to talk about the president's trip abroad to rebuild alliances.

los angeles. i was therefore undergrad at university of southern california.but what pushed me to come out was dragged. i got in drag for the first time for a friend's film. when i did that, i was sort of surprised by how quickly i took to it. maybe i wasn't surprised. i think, you know, dressing permanently, you know,you know, on women's clothing and shoes, i mean, that was something i always wanted to do and knew that i couldn't do when i was a kid. i would play dress-up at daycare. i don't know that i thought about my gender identity. maybe it wasn't talked about that much. the only way to get representation growing up, trans people i saw were often the butt of the joke in the film. it never presented to me as an option. i did no drag queens growing up in san francisco, being the gay mecca of the world, we have a lot of drag queens here. learning about my gender was definitely a process. i came out as queer at first. over time, when i started to become a drag queen, the performing regularly, it was a part of myself that was an essential part of over the yea

of los angeles. the students were struggling priorg to covid-19 and the funds could not have been more timely. the university of californiasystem my colleagues who oversee financial aid we all got togetherhe and got the suns out quickly so students would not drop out of college because that presents another problem if they would drop out and stay out. i just want to emphasize how important these funds are and if i might take a moment to share with you in the 70s i was one of those first-generation college students. i got into this profession because of federal work study job that i had for three years. i know the plates that are students face in the investment will relieve the obligation of investing in the future. >> thank you very much. >> mr. harris thank you for your testimony. in addition to the financial challenges i'm concerned about mental health challenges that students faced throughout this pandemic. recent study found higher levels of depression were reported in anxiety and black students were more likely to report concerns relateddes to isolation. you service a resident assistant and can you speak to us about

of los angeles. these students were struggling prior to covid-19. and the funds that we received could not have been more timely across the university of california's system. my colleagues who oversee financial aid, we all got together and got those funds out quickly so that students would not drop out of college because that presents another problem should they drop out and stay out. again, i just want to emphasize how important these funds are. if i might take a moment to share with you, in the '70s i was one of those first-generation students. i got into this proegs because a federal work study job that i had for three years. i know the plight that our students face, and the investment if students now will relieve the obligation of us investing in them in the future. >> thank you very much. mr. harris, thank you again for your testimony. in addition to the financial challenges i am concerned about the mental health challenges that students have faced throughout this pandemic. a recent study found that first-year students reported signature conditionally higher levels of depression and anxiety had the wake of the pandemic and black students were